VA BIRDers,
Larry Cartwright, John Drummond, Kim Peacock and myself birded Occ. Bay NWR
this morning. Highlights were few: King Rail, Chipping Sparrow and Rusty
Blackbirds were near the top of the list. Blue skies, warm temperatures and
few (read: none) out of place species. After we broke up just after noon, I
went to the marina overlooking the mouth of the Occoquan River which has some
SAV still. Highlight here was an Osprey - no ducks other than Mallards; also a
couple hundred Canada Geese. In addition, a few Pied-billed Grebes, the four
typical gulls and 9 Forster's Terns.
The tally for OBNWR follows.
Kurt Gaskill
DC Cormorant 78
Great Blue Heron 3
Turkey Vulture 1
C. Goose 61
Wood Duck 14
Gadwall 2
Am. Black Duck 4
Mallard 39
Green-winged Teal 2
scaup sp. 650
Ruddy Duck 5
Bald Eagle 1
No. Harrier 2
Sharpie 1
accipter sp. (not a Sharpie) 1
Red-shouldered 3
Red-tailed 2
King Rail 1
Laughing Gull 22
Ring-billed Gull 35
Herring Gull 1
Greater Black-backed Gull 2
Mourning Dove 32
Belted Kingfisher 3
Red-bellied WP 4
Downy WP 4
Hairy WP 1
No. Flicker 5
Blue Jay 8
Am. Crow 6
Fish Crow 34
C. Chickadee 3
T. Titmouse 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Brown Creeper 2
C. Wren 10
RC Kinglet 3
E. Bluebird 18
Hermit Thrush 1
Am. Robin 7
No. Mockingbird 8
E. Starling 19
Cedar Waxwing 39
Yellow-rumped 9
E. Towhee 4
Chipping Sp 1
Field Sp 20
Savannah Sp 4
Fox Sp 2
Song Sp 118
Swamp Sp 28
White-thr Sp 63
Junco 6
No. Cardinal 14
Red-winged BB 255
E. Meadowlark 2
Rusty Blackbird 16
Com. Grackle 141
Brown-headed Cowbird 15
Am. Goldfinch 28
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